closer
1 Americannoun
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a person or thing that closes.
a door with a mechanical closer.
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a person or thing that concludes.
The piece would be a great closer for a concert.
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Baseball. a relief pitcher brought in toward the end of the game to hold the team’s lead.
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a person who brings something, especially a business deal, to a successful conclusion.
a car salesman known as one of the best closers.
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Also called closure. Masonry. any of various specially formed or cut bricks for spacing or filling gaps between regular bricks or courses of regular brickwork.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of closer
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, one person on Instagram, external questioned why customers would ever want to see AI images of a restaurant's food even if they were closer to the real thing.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
I’m OK with you retiring and still having a balance on your 2.75% mortgage, especially when the money you have invested is probably making closer to 7%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Private insurers can pay closer to $90 an hour, according to a data analysis by health-tech company Turquoise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
However, a closer examination of individual food categories revealed a much more complicated picture.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
He steps closer, resting a hand on Midnight.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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